Science Education & Policy

Back in August, I gave a talk at the Pacific AAAS meeting explaining why research scientists need to blog. After a long delay to put my incomprehensible notes in to readable (but still somewhat fragmented) form, here is my argument for why scientists need ...

Article - Michael White - Nov 24 2010 - 7:30pm

A Call To Promote More Scientific Skepticism In The Media

A small segment of scientists are not in favor of skepticism; primarily if it happens to be in their discipline. But a group of cancer researchers welcomes it and asks for even more. Writing in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, a trio discuss ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 13 2009 - 7:14pm

Old Scientists Dominate Funding

Old Scientists Dominate Funding I've written about this multiple times before, but it's never to soon to visit the skewed age distribution of NIH grants, via Marginal Revolution: Paul Romer is interviewed in From Poverty to Prosperity, an excelle ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Dec 21 2009 - 11:36pm

I AM RICE: A Teaching Activity on the Digestion of Carbohydrates

I AM RICE A reading activity on the Digestion of Carbohydrates By Camilo Apita Tabinas I would like to share this method of teaching the topic on digestion of carbohydrates. This worked with my students. You may wish to try it with your students. Time all ...

Blog Post - Camilo Tabinas - Jan 13 2015 - 9:51pm

Don't Bore The Reader With Facts!

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Article - Morgan Giddings - Jan 3 2010 - 10:51pm

Bonsai

I been a bonsai artist for over 12 years or more, I lost count. I have had the privileged to work with some bonsai masters from around the world. President Clinton when in office and a bonsai master "Erni Kuno" presented the emperor of Japan a bo ...

Blog Post - Don Johnson Jr. - Jan 5 2010 - 7:58am

Learning to read- from age five or seven?

Research finds no advantage in learning to read from age five says a press release from the world's southernmost university, the University of Otago in New Zealand. Comparing children from Rudolf Steiner schools, who usually start learning to read fr ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Jan 6 2010 - 4:42am

Biology's Getting Crowded

The biomedical field is feeling crowded. I blame women. And the data back me up: This slide is from FASEB, which compiled a bunch of helpful graphs based on various sources of data about the biomedical sciences job market. ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Jan 6 2010 - 8:09pm

The Value Of Discussion

Perhaps it's resolution-making hangover inherent in the start of a new calendar year and simultaneous beginning of another semester, but I've felt particularly optimistic about my future in graduate school recently. But, I'm going to choose ...

Article - Me W - Jan 8 2010 - 2:57am

Filtering Information In The Information Age

Filtering Information In The Information Age The Fortean Times appears never to have been mentioned on scientific blogging.com, much less cited as a reference source. Now, when you have quite finished falling about laughing, I would like, in all seriousn ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Jan 14 2010 - 7:17pm